David Brouillette

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer identified by the Associated Press and relatives as the officer who fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026. The Department of Homeland Security has not publicly confirmed the officer's identity.

Statements by David Brouillette

David Brouillette

Role at the time: ICE officer identified by the Associated Press as the shooter

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Brouillette told relatives that he acted in self-defense because Guerrero tried to run him over.

It was a justified shooting. The guy was trying to run him over with a car.
Open source (opens in a new tab)ICE officer who killed a man in Maine never should have had a badge and gun, relatives sayIdentification of David Brouillette and relatives' account of his self-defense explanation
Why we used this label

This directly states that the shooting was justified by an asserted vehicular threat.

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